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Rainmaker's 2003 CDT Hike

"Don't be big and strong; be hard to find."
--From the book "Red Sky At Morning"

This year on our CDT route, we hiked from Copper Mountain, CO to Durango, CO, a trail distance of about 350 miles. My journal for this hike appears below. To see my journal for the Colorado Trail (which includes this trail segment, along with the segment from Denver, CO to Copper Mtn., CO) click here .